Born: 1918 Private, United States Army Air Forces Service #19014635
19TH BOMBARDMENT GROUP (HEAVY), V BOMBER COMMAND, FIFTH ARMY AIR FORCE
Date of Enlistment: September 10, 1940 Home or Place of Enlistment: Canyon County, Idaho Date of Loss: November 10, 1942
Hugh C. West enlisted in the Army Air Corps on September 10, 1940. Two years later, he was captured by Imperial Japan while serving in the Philippine Islands, and was sent to an unstated camp where 9,012 other American POWs were held. Hugh's capture was first reported to the International Committee of the Red Cross on May 7, 1942, and the last report was made on November 10, 1942. Based on these two reports, he was imprisoned for at least 187 days (~7 months). Hugh died while in Prisoner of War status.